Introduction
This
post deals with a typical use of the verb tener*.
SCENARIO
Imagine
you are with a couple of relatives, friends or work colleagues.
It
has been a long day and maybe you are looking a little weary when
someone says:
"is
anybody feeling sleepy?"
In
Spanish, the other person could say:
¿Alguien
tiene sueño?
OUR
TIP
Answering
this question should be straightforward. Naming someone who is
feeling sleepy may be sufficient. However, you may use the expression
tener sueño to make your answer more informative.
Here
are some examples of how you could use that expression:
- Yo tengo sueño (I am feeling sleepy);
- Yo no tengo sueño (I am not feeling sleepy);
- Tú tienes sueño, ¿verdad? (you are feeling sleepy, aren't you -familiar);
- Tú no tienes sueño, ¿verdad? (you are not feeling sleepy, are you -familiar);
- Usted tiene sueño, ¿verdad? (you are feeling sleepy, aren't you -formal);
- Usted no tiene sueño, ¿verdad? (you are not feeling sleepy, are you -formal);
- Pedro tiene sueño (Pedro is feeling sleepy);
- Pedro no tiene sueño (Pedro is not feeling sleepy);
- María tiene sueño (Maria is feeling sleepy);
- Creo1 que todos tenemos sueño (I think that we are all feeling sleepy);
- Vosotros tenéis sueño, ¿verdad? (you are feeling sleepy, aren't you -people/ plural familiar);
- Vosotros no tenéis sueño, ¿verdad? (you are not feeling sleepy, are you -people/ plural familiar);
- Ustedes tienen sueño, ¿verdad? (you are feeling sleepy, aren't you -people/ plural formal);
- Ustedes no tienen sueño, ¿verdad? (you are not feeling sleepy, are you -people/ plural formal);
- Pedro y María tienen sueño (Pedro and Maria are feeling sleepy);
Notes:
1.-
Please note that subjunctive mood should be used with the negative
“no creo”, as in:
- No creo que todos tengamos sueño (I don't believe we are all feeling sleepy)
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Alguien
tiene sueño?
*See
uses of verb tener below
*Verb
Tener -
Typical Uses/ Expressions
Tener calor To feel hot Tener celos To feel jealousy/ to be jealous Tener cuidado To be careful Tener dolor To feel pain/ to have an ache Tener envidia To feel envy/ to be envious Tener fiebre To be feverish Tener frío To feel cold Tener ganas de algo To look forward to something Tener hambre To feel hungry Tener la culpa To be at fault Tener miedo To feel afraid Tener pensado To have in mind Tener prisa To be in hurry Tener sed To feel thirsty Tener sueño To feel sleepy Tener suerte To be lucky Tener tos To have a cough Tener xx* años/ meses/ etc. To be xx years/ months/ etc. old Tenerle rabia a alguien To have it in for someone
*NB
Express ages by conjugating tener and replacing xx with a
number. For example, I am 18 years old = tengo 18 años.
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